It lasts six weeks before Easter. Lent is the religious period of fasting and repentance for Christians. During this time of penance, charity and fasting, people "give up" luxuries and things they ...

Easter is the Christian celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, signifying victory over sin and death. It is the central event of the Christian faith and is observed with joy ...

Much like Advent when we prepare our hearts and minds for the incarnation of Jesus at Christmas, Lent is also a time of personal preparation for Easter. Not all Christian denominations observe Lent, ...

This is just the beginning of the 46 days until Easter Sunday ... and morality. Lent is a Christian season of prayer that lasts 40 days, not including Sundays, beginning on Ash Wednesday ...

With spring nearing, several religious celebrations are ... Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a period of spiritual reflection before Easter. Lent runs through April 17, 2025.

(Elías Valverde II / Staff Photographer) Easter this year falls on one of the latest dates possible: April 20. Unlike Christmas, the other major Christian ... Easter called Lent, falls on March ...

prayer and other religious activities leading up to Easter, the day believed to be when Jesus Christ rose from the dead to sit at the right hand of God. Johnston calls Lent a "period of ...

Easter day, which marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ, will be celebrated on April 20, 2025. Key days leading up to Easter include Fat Tuesday on March 4, Ash Wednesday on March 5, Palm Sunday ...

Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made on Calvary. It is a 40-day time of preparation before Easter ...